Currently the default program for Text Documents is set at Notepad, to change it, click Wordpad. In this window, different alternatives to open this program will be listed. Upon clicking the ‘Change program’ tab, a new window will open up named ‘Open with’. As shown in the picture, to change any default programs, choose an extension from the list and click on the button ‘Change program’. In the ‘Set Association’ window, a list of extension is provided with the current default programs and their relevant descriptions. In the Default Programs, click on the link on the right, ‘Make a file type always open in a specific program’. In the Programs folder, there will be four options including Programs and Features, Default Programs, Desktop Gadgets and Java. Step # 3: Click ‘Make a file type always open in a specific program’ The programs folder is used to Install, Uninstall and Remove programs from the computer. In the Control Panel window, click on the Programs tab on the left to access the Programs folder. In the Start menu, click on the Control Panel tab on the right hand side to open the Control Panel. To begin setting default programs in Windows 7, click on the Start button on your desktop and open the Start menu.
You can change these defaults easily by changing the default settings of programs and assigning which extensions have what defaults.įollow this step by step tutorial to learn How to set the default programs in Windows 7. Sheesh, it ''has'' to work something like that simply for all those out there who only ever use gmail via the Chrome browser.Every file has a certain default program that it always opens in, which it is compatible with. Maybe you can add that in as a command line argument when setting the default mail app. I'm not sure how that works, since it needs to know a webpage too.
I think your options are to try the registry hack (but we don't know if or how it will work when the preference is removed) or to see if your browser can be made to be the default email app. It would be crazy to have to learn and memorize the six different ways of doing any simple mail-related action. Looking at, gmail, yahoo, bt.com, my own ISP and my own webhost, each of these six has a unique and idiosyncratic webmail interface. Using webmail would require multiple windows/tabs and a unique UX in each site visited, and no easy way to move messages from one account to another.
Even on the gmail app in the android tablet, it maintains separation between my accounts so each has to be worked with independently.Ĭ) an email client provides a single unified consistent interface to all of my email accounts, allowing me to work with all of them in one place. Why? Because:Ī) I hate and detest the gmail UI in a web browserī) gmail let you log in to only one account at a time, so it's tedious to service multiple gmail accounts. I also use the general email app on my tablet and phone, not the built-in gmail app. I use a smartphone, and a tablet and I still use Thunderbird when I can.
Note that uninstalling Thunderbird leaves its profile intact, so if you need or want to reinstall Thunderbird, the current profile should be picked up and used automatically. You could uninstall Thunderbird just to see what happens in the absence of an email client (though I'd be surprised if Windows Live Mail or similar wasn't waiting in the wings for its moment of glory) - maybe then the Windows Default Application setting would invite a browser-based email handler. And this takes us back to the mysterious checkbox that won't stay clear. Sheesh, it has to work something like that simply for all those out there who only ever use gmail via the Chrome browser.Īfter that, the concern may be that if Thunderbird can't see a legitimate email app to compete with, it will assert itself, and if so, it would be very disappointing if we can't get Thunderbird to stop checking if it is the default app.